G4 (American TV network)

G4 (also known as G4TV) was an American <a href="/facts/Pay_television/AhMoaP69">pay television</a> and digital network owned by <a href="/facts/NBCUniversal/s4QPPX62">NBCUniversal</a> and later <a href="/facts/Comcast_Spectacor/1A50SSCC">Comcast Spectacor</a> that primarily focused on <a href="/facts/Video_games/vmTdNASJ">video games</a>.
The network was originally owned by <a href="/facts/G4_Media_(TV_company)/sS07GhDL">G4 Media</a>, a joint venture between the <a href="/facts/NBCUniversal_Cable/DsjjvW7E">NBCUniversal Cable</a> division of <a href="/facts/NBCUniversal/s4QPPX62">NBCUniversal</a> and <a href="/facts/Dish_Network/vgvu5TDW">Dish Network</a> by the time of the channel's initial closure, and first launched on April 24, 2002. In late 2012, G4's studio programming ceased in preparation for a planned relaunch as <a href="/facts/Esquire_Network/X9MWUA6D">Esquire Network</a>, as part of a licensing deal with <a href="/facts/Hearst_Corporation/rgMl3gAP">Hearst Corporation</a>, owner of <a href="/facts/Esquire_(magazine)/cbtwRf8q">Esquire</a> magazine. Esquire Network would ultimately replace Style Network instead, on September 23, 2013. G4 announced in November 2014 that it would end all operations. The network was originally ceased operations on December 31, 2014. By August 2013, it was reported that approximately 61,217,000 American households (53.61% of households with television) were receiving the network.
On July 24, 2020, a revival of the G4 brand was announced; the network relaunched on November 16, 2021. On October 16, 2022, it was announced that Comcast would soon be shutting down the network. Its final day of operation was November 18, 2022.

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